"There's one good thing about snow, it makes your lawn look as nice as your neighbor's." ~Clyde Moore

Winter solitude~
in a world
of one color
the sound of wind.
~Matsuo Basho

The first snowfall of the season
December 2009

"The past can't see you, but the future is listening." ~Destin Figuier

Soft light,
diffused and filtered,
From unseen source.
Sounds,
scents,
magnified
With mystic force.

Hanging low
in morning calm,
The fog’s
soft cloak.
Drifting out
from perch unseen,
A raven’s croak.

Breathless,
over water’s surface,
Our wake’s soft voice.
Magic silence,
guarded safely,
The paddlers’ choice.

Heading in to crescent shoreline,
Now close at hand.
Softly in the fragile quiet,
Canoe on sand.

Unveiled at last,
the portage trail
Through mist
appears.
Leads to timeless ways of knowing
The spirit
hears.

~poem by Howard Myers

"There is no blue without yellow and without orange." ~Vincent Van Gogh

"I found that I could say things with color and shapes
that I couldn't say any other way...
things 
I had no words for."
 
~Georgia O'Keefe

"Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything." ~Giacomo Leopardi

"To do 
nothing 
is sometimes 
a good remedy."
~Hippocrates

"falling leaves hide the path so quietly" ~John Bailey

"I could care less about
labels or jewels,
fake laughter or artificial smiles
fancy cars or swanky estates
hairspray or Hollywood
private jets and pretentious parties...

Just give me a pair of comfortable shoes
and a beautiful day...
and I'll be happy."

~me

"The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground." ~Buddha

a little
exploring
on a
perfect
fall day.

Natural History Museum Trail

Brewster

"The more I see of man, the more I like dogs." ~Mme. de Staël

Daisy's first day
on the bay.
I think she liked it.

Brewster flats
Cape Cod Bay

"There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds." ~G.K. Chesterton

I can't get enough of this phenomenal September light; that blissful, golden sunlight that I wish I could somehow capture inside of a bottle forever. It makes everything look so much more beautiful than it already is. And lately, it's been even more amazing than usual.

At dusk, the sky was swirling with feathery white clouds that spread out toward the setting sun on the horizon. A brisk, salty wind was blowing in off the bay. The light brought out the faintest details of everything it touched and I felt even more alive in those moments than I had in a while. Whenever I see beauty like that, it almost feels as if I'm opening my eyes for the very first time. Unfortunately though, I'm much better at photographing those moments than I am at describing them, but...I try.



Images taken at Crosby Landing
Brewster flats,
Cape Cod Bay

"Faith is like radar that sees through the fog."~Corrie Ten Boom

I came across these images in my archives while I was backing up my work the other day and they reminded me of how much I have missed my photography over this summer. David, my youngest and often the subject of many of my favorite images on this blog, was recently diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. For David, this means that he needs to receive daily therapies to help him learn to speak and catch up in the other areas in which he is delayed. For me, it means my life has come to a screeching halt. I write about it HERE.

David is making incredible progress so far and his outlook is very good. I've been assured that adjusting to this new schedule will get easier as well. Sadly and until that adjustment happens, I'm going to have to hang up my camera and use any spare time I have to sort through my archives and put together a new portfolio. I'm actually looking forward to seeing what I have hiding in them...but even more so to taking photos once again!

Images taken on the Brewster flats,

Cape Cod Bay

"Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard." ~Anne Sexton

"In solitude, where we are least alone."
~George Gordon

"Consciousness: that annoying time between naps." ~Author Unknown

David and Daisy
enjoying a nap
on a
hot summer's
day.

"Adults are obsolete children." ~Dr. Seuss

"There's never enough time 
to do 
all 
the nothing 
you 
want."
 
~Bill Watterson

"Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero."~Marc Brown

"There is always 
one moment in childhood 
when the door 
opens 
and lets 
the future in."
 
~Deepak Chopra

Boy, n.: a noise with dirt on it. ~Not Your Average Dictionary

sunday
jumping
contest.

"A child is a curly dimpled lunatic."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson